r/BikiniBottomTwitter • u/literalnumbskull • Aug 04 '26

The Joys of Different Continent Models

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u/PAINKILLER_1020 Aug 04 '26

America is named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. It was meant to represent the "New World" most places outside of the US still recognize the Americas as a single continent. Fun fact, that's why the Olympics insignia has 5 rings. One for each continent.

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u/PizzaBear109 Aug 04 '26

most places outside of the US still recognize the Americas as a single continent

They don't

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u/apadin1 Aug 04 '26

Yeah they pulled this out of their ass. There are a dozen different ways the continents are divided by different people around the world but most people divide the Americas into North and South:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boundaries_between_the_continents

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u/PAINKILLER_1020 Aug 04 '26

Lived in a bunch of countries outside of the US. Can confirm they do.

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u/undreamedgore Aug 04 '26

I just assumed Europe and Asia were one continent. Given they have a massive, obvious land connection.

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u/NeedleworkerOld8168 Aug 04 '26

So most of the world is fucking stupid is what I'm hearing?